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There are currently 8 terms in this directory beginning with the letter M.
Market Trends
General patterns and directional changes in property values, sales activity, and market conditions over time.
Marketing List
A tailored marketing list, created to meet your specific business needs. Target homeowners using various property datasets, such as: property status, property characteristics and loan data
Match & Append
Matching a customer’s input (such as an address) to a unique property identifier and appending relevant data, enabling enrichment for analytics and AI-driven applications.
MCP Server (Model Context Protocol)
An open standard that enables AI assistants and large language models to securely connect to external data sources, APIs, and business systems. MCP servers allow AI applications to retrieve trusted, real-time information rather than relying solely on training data.
Metropolitan Statistical Areas
Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) are geographical regions composed of a city, surrounding suburbs, and any closely interlinked communities.
MLS Data (Multiple Listing Service Data)
A centralized database of real estate listings that includes property details, prices, statuses, and agent information, shared among real estate professionals.
Mortgage Backed Securities
Mortgage-backed securities (MBS) refers to shares of a mortgage sold as tradable assets.
Mortgage Loans Data
Public records for mortgage data covers a lot of details from purchases, loans, lenders, borrowers, amounts, interest rate, origination date, and recording date, as well as other important features are all included. Dataset includes details on amount, rate, lender information on all loans, lien position on open loans and total estimated equity on property.
